SOURCE : A MULTIVERSE TRAVEL

[Moments after Cloud and Saeko separate from the group]

"Cloud…" Miku muttered as he shook his head.

"You can get depressed later, now we have to get out of here and get to the Takagi mansion!" Takashi yelled as he looked at the group "Remember those things are out there and we don't know if this side is safe!"

"... - the others just kept silent.

"At least one of you has some common sense" - said a female voice that some of them knew well.

"Yuriko-san?" - Kaede asked with surprise seeing the silhouette of a woman dressed in a containment suit but the most surprised was Saya - "Okaasan?"

"It's good to see you're alright... princess" the woman said as she took off her helmet, showing how beautiful she was. She has soft little lips, beautiful purple eyes, a delicate nose and long purple hair.

"Okaasan!" Saya exclaimed as she ran to hug the woman.

"Saya…" the woman smiled as she returned the hug.

"It's not because I don't know how to read the atmosphere but I think it's not the best place for a reunion" - Kohta said seriously. The zombies were on the other side of this barricade and he honestly didn't know if those things could somehow get past them.

"You're right"-Yuriko nodded with a smile on her beautiful face "Please, follow me... and don't worry about Cloud... I know him well enough to know that he'll be fine"

"I trust he will be fine..." - Shizuka said with a serious look - "He said we would meet again at the mansion"

The others nodded firmly as they followed their teammate's mother to what they called the 'Safe Zone'.

*** [In the present] ***

The group was living their days in peace or at least that is what was meant. Ever since they arrived at the mansion, they felt that all of this was fake.

"Peace... how can there be peace when there is so much chaos outside these walls?" Saya wondered as she shook her head. A day and a little more had passed since they parted ways with Cloud and they still had no answers.

"It's because they still don't accept the fact that things have changed"-replied Rei while she sighed. She had seen the situation of the mansion and was surprised to see how all the refugees were living normally, especially how some even argued about how the owner of the place was 'mistreating' them by not giving them the same rights as the men who go out. outside the safe grounds.

"Those are the same people who haven't seen what's really going on outside of their paradise" - Kyoko snorted with a frown. She could still remember the words that the woman who was supposed to be the 'leader' of those survivors had said.

"..."-Kohta just kept silent because he honestly didn't like this place. His weapon had been confiscated and his abilities were looked down upon just for being children who had seen nothing, not knowing that they had survived horrors.

"Still no news from Cloud-kun?" Miku asked hopefully but they weren't heard when she saw how everyone shook their heads.

"I don't like this place" - said to everyone's surprise, Airi.

"Airi-chan?" -Takashi couldn't believe what he was hearing either. He sincerely thought that she would be the happiest of the group to be in a safe place.

"This place doesn't seem safe to me... just..." - the girl murmured with regret.

"False..." Saya replied as she sighed regretfully. She understood what was going on, as it was impossible to go back to an 'easy' life after literally going through hell brought down to earth. Even the shy Airi understood this situation.

"I don't think we can stay here for long…" Saya muttered as she sighed regretfully. Although she wanted to spend more time with her family, she understood very well that the group could not return to normal after adjusting to the "wild".

"Honestly, I'd like to stay here..."-Takashi sighed but quickly explained the reason why he felt the look they were giving him- "I'm only saying this because this place is safe for Okaasan and Airi-chan"

".. ." - The others fell silent when they heard this. They couldn't blame the boy for putting his family and his girlfriend first.

"Let's leave this aside, there are other things to talk about"-the Takagi heiress sighed as she looked out the window but she was surprised when she saw how two silhouettes walked towards the mansion-"!"

"What's wrong, Saya-chan?" Rei asked when she noticed her friend's expression change.

"He came back!" Saya exclaimed as she ran towards the backyard at full speed.

"?" - The others just looked at each other in confusion as they looked out, only to see how two individuals appeared in the courtyard holding hands, one was a blonde boy and the other was a girl with purple hair - "!"

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"We're finally here..." – the blonde muttered as he looked at his partner- "It was much longer than we thought"

"I would have liked it to be more"-Saeko sighed as she shook her head-"Well, let's go meet up with the others"

"I don't think it's necessary"-Cloud smiled as he pointed towards the mansion-"Look"

Saeko was surprised to see how not only Saya was running towards them, but the others as well.

"Cloud!" -exclaimed the pink-haired girl happily when she saw that the boy she liked had finally returned but her steps began to slow down when she saw how the two were holding hands

"Cloud!" - shouted the others as they surrounded the couple and asked questions about what had happened, although they were also surprised to see the two newcomers holding hands.

"I'll explain them to you when we're inside" - the blond sighed - "I'm a little tired after fighting so much against those things"

"And that sword?" Miku asked, noticing how Saeko had a katana in her free hand.

"We found her in the Sanctuary where we spent the night" – Saeko smiled as she looked at the others- "We'll explain that too but for now, we'd better go inside"

The boys just nodded and quickly walked with the newcomers into the mansion, not noticing the sparkle in Shizuka's eyes.

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"The situation is getting worse..." - said a beautiful woman with purple hair. Her skin was a delicious chocolate color and she had an enviable body- "How's that air head doing?"

She was at the airport as protection for civilians who were trying to evacuate from the area. They had already flown 5 planes and only two more were missing. yes

"Is something wrong, Rika-san?" asked a man whose uniform could tell that he was a military man.

"I was just wondering how my best friend was..." - the woman named Rika sighed. She was none other than Shizuka's friend and the owner of the apartment where the boys took refuge, as well as the Humby and the Weapons.

"Why don't you call her?" - asked the man.

"Honestly, she hadn't had the time" Rika sighed as she shook her head. The man didn't say anything else, he just sighed at the same time because it was true.

The current operation was extremely important, since it was the evacuation of public officials and important people from this city, although some decided to stay and try their luck, but that was no longer their problem. plus

"You should try it now, you may not have the opportunity later"-said the man as he took out his cell phone to call his wife. She was in this place getting ready to board the plane and that was why he was fighting with everything she had.

"I'm going to try my luck..." murmured the military woman with purple hair as she took her cell phone out of her neckline and began to dial her number. After a few seconds, the cell phone began to ring, showing that at least her friend's cell phone was still on.

'Rika-chan?!'

"It's good to hear that you're alright…" Rika could only let out a sigh of relief when she heard the voice of her best friend. She didn't have a family, so the closest thing to one was Shizuka.

'I have to say that! Where are you?'

"I'm at the city airport, in the middle of a mission..." - replied the purple-haired woman. She wasn't worried about revealing information, after all, it wasn't a secret mission or anything like that.

'I'm at the Takagi mansion with some of my students and my new boyfriend~'

"Hey?" -Rika did not know how to respond to the news that her friend now had a boyfriend, especially knowing that she had never been interested in anyone during all the time they had known each other.

'His name is Cloud Strife and he was one of my students~'

"Ok, I didn't expect that" - Rika muttered in surprise. She didn't know that her friend liked boys younger than her- "And what is he like?"

'He's kind, cute, caring, handsome and super strong~! It was thanks to him that we managed to escape from the academy and arrive safely at the Takagi mansion'

"I guess I'll have to thank you for saving my friend if we ever see each other"-smiled Rika realizing that her friend had managed to find someone capable of protecting her from this shitty situation..